Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 69-17-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards, white center infusion; violet falls, white ray pattern under beards and extending down 1.25" below beards
Beard Color: Light orange, tipped light mauve
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1976
Award of Merit: 1981

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Winner's Circle X 66-73-19: (Wintry Night x Stepping Out)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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